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La Terre gelée : histoire et futur des périodes glaciaires.

Frozen earth: the once and future story of ice ages.

Auteurs : MACDOUGALL D.

Type de monographie : Ouvrage

Résumé

The author explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from the earliest known glaciation - nearly three billion years ago - to the present. Following the development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, he traces the lives of many of the brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to the evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. Contents: ice, ice ages, and our planet's climate history; fire, water, and God; glaciers and fossil fish; the evidence; searching for the cause of ice ages; defrosting earth; the ice age cycles; our planet's icy past; coring for the details; ice ages, climate, and evolution; the last millennium; ice ages and the future.

Détails

  • Titre original : Frozen earth: the once and future story of ice ages.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 2005-1570
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Sujet : Environnement, Généralités
  • Édition : University of California Press - États-unis/États-unis/Royaume-uni/Royaume-uni
  • Date d'édition : 2004
  • ISBN : 0520239229
  • Source : Source : 267 p. (16 x 23.5); fig.; phot.; ref.; index; USD 24.95/GBP 15.95.
  • Document disponible en consultation à la bibliothèque du siège de l'IIF uniquement.

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